Meet the seven marathons on seven continents winner

A erstwhile boxer has go the archetypal British idiosyncratic to triumph a 7 marathons connected 7 continents successful 7 days challenge.

Paul Holborn, 40, from Sunderland, won the World Marathon Challenge by moving 26.2 miles (42.2km) successful Antarctica, South Africa, Australia, UAE, Spain, Brazil and USA each wrong a week.

Mr Holborn, who present lives successful Texas, had ne'er completed a marathon earlier signing up for the lawsuit 19 months ago, but felt "depressed" aft giving up connected his fitness.

He said the situation "seemed truthful impossible" and that "just the thought of doing 1 marathon was ever crazy".